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James and Keel have survived the game of finance: James is wealthy enough to bypass financial aid altogether; Keel is poor enough to get a free ride. Students caught in the middle class, however, often lose out. As Miranda I. Lash ’03 explains, “Financial aid covers those who are extremely poor. And people who are rich obviously don’t need any money. But there is a point in the middle class where you can almost make it to pay, but you can’t pay as much as they expect...
Lash wonders how closely Harvard’s policy accounts for these “unusual circumstances.” Her mother, who works at a medical clinic primarily serving Hispanic Medicare patients, must single-handedly support Miranda, her two siblings, her grandmother and her aunt. “My family has struggled to meet the tuition payments since the beginning. My mom has taken out massive loans on her credit cards. She’s considered selling our house and moving to an apartment, just so it will be easier to pay for me and my younger sister...
...Isis will, however, be a purely social club, with no predetermined agenda, said Jennifer F. Miranda ’03, Isis founder and co-punchmaster...
...We’re looking for girls who want to have a good time,” Miranda said...
...money for the events will be coming mostly from the founders’ pockets, although Miranda said the club has also collected donations from Harvard alumni...